Driving device for horse-powers



(No Model.)

W. H. OSBURN.

DRIVING DEVICE FOR HORSE POWERS.

No. 399,280. Patented Mar. 12, 1889.

77 7zea1sas aszwrrr/ $7 Magnum n. c

N, PETEns, Pivmo Lilh Nrrnn STATES PATENT OFFICE.

\VILLIAM ll. OSBURN, OF BURRTON, KANSAS.

DRIVING DEVICE FOR HORSE-POWERS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 899,280, dated March12, 1889.

' Application filed May 24, 1888. Serial No. 274,987. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that l, RYILLIAM H. OSB'URN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Burrton, in the county of Harvey and State of Kansas, haveinvented certain new and useful improvements in Driving Devices forHorse- Powers; and I do hereby d eclz'ire'thc following to he a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

My invention relates to a driving device in which the movement ol. ananimal or a team at. the end of the swing or stroke of a sweep in aso-called rebounding-plunger" balingpress or similar machine isautomatically to j versed; and it consists in a device of this characterwhich is provided with a swinging holder tor the reins which guide theanimal or anisorted.

mals, with a crank having the reinholder secured thereto, and with meansfor swinging said crank in an arc of one hundred and eighty degrees(more or less) at the end of each complete swing of the sweep, saidcrank being attached at the outer end of the sweep. and, further, in theimproved construction and arrangement or combination of parts 01 suchstroke. upon the outer end of. the sweep and isl'ormed desiredconstruction, and which is provided with a sweep, 9, adapted to swing ina horizontal. plane. The team, which is shown in the drawings ascomposed of two animals-ail though of course the device maybe employedfor driving one or more animalsis hitched to a doubletrec, 3, which isswiveled to the end of the sweep by means of a swivellrook, t, or by anyother suitable device which will admit of said doublctree swingingentirely around the outer end of the sweep in making each A circulardisk or plate, 5, is secured.

at points at right angles to the length of said sweep with two series olperforations, 3, three of said perforations being shown in each series,and into which plugs or stops 7 are in- .lhe inner end of the lower arm,8, of a crank, it, is pivoted upon a bolt, 10, passing through thecenter of the disk or plate 5, which I shall term the ilattorm," saidcrank being thus ada j ted to swing upon the upper face thereof. Theouter end of the lower arm of this crank is provided with a cross-head,11, which is formed at its ends with downwardly and inwardlyprtiijecting flanges or catches 12,

l which fit around the edge of the platform and a reversing or drivingmechanism, which will be hereinafter fully disclosed in the description,drawings, and claims.

The ob'ects of mv invention are lirst to provide a driving device whichwill automatically reverse the movement of the animal or hold said.crank perfectly straight. This cross-head is Furthermore providedv withtwo rings or eyes, 13; also, the wrist-pin ll of the crank is providedwith a ring or eye, 15, and

' the inner end of the upper arm, 8. of said team at each end of theswing or stroke of the I sweep; second, to provide means for limitingthe degree of the reversing pull upon the reins;

' from stack to stack.

perspective view of one end of a reboundingplunger baling-press providedwith my improvements; Fig. 2, a vertical section on line 1 a a of 1,showin the crank and rein holder or driver 011 an enlarged scale.

In the drawings, the numeral 1 indicates the end of the haling-press,which may he of any crank is formed with a square or polygonal verticalsocket, to, which is concentric with the pivotal belt of the crank.

Two bars or beams, 17, have their inner portions inserted in hails 18upon the sides of the frame of the press, and are removahly secured inplace by pins or bolts 18, passed through holes in the same and in thesides of said press, whereby they may be readily (lttFLCllQtl when inthe way in hitching the team or when it is desired to move the press Tworopes or chains, 19, are removably and adjustahly secured at their innerends to the outer portions of said bars or beams, and pass thence insideof two i pulleys, 20, journaled in the sides or edges 21 of the sweep,thence beneath the platform,then ce up through two perforations, 22,

formed in the outer edge of said platform,

which have rounded edges for permitting free and smooth passage of saidropes or chains. The outer ends of these ropes or chains 19 are securedto the rings or eyes 13 of the crosshead 11 of the crank, so that thelatter may be tilted or swung by pulling upon said ropes or chains.

A coiled spring, 23, is secured at its inner end to the upper side ofthe sweep, and at its outer end is secured a cord or rope. 23', which isattached to the ring or eye 15 upon the wrist-pin ll of the crank. Thiscord or rope is to be lengthened or shortened and the springcorrespondingly expanded or con-' tracted, according to the ease ordi'liiculty with which the animal or team turns. This spring holds thelower-arm, S, of the crank 9 and its cross-head ll against one of theplugs or stops 7, which is inserted in one of the perforations (3 in theplatform 5. These plugs or stops and their perforations serve to limitand adjust the throw of the crank in its horizontal oscillations and tocontrol teams of varying pulling propensities, as hereinafter explained.

An upright rod, 24, having a square or polygonal lower end,is insertedin the socket 16 at the inner end of the upper arm, 8, of the crank. Theupper end of this rod is provided with a driver or rein-holder composedof a cross-head, 25, to the rabbeted outer face, 20, of which is secureda clamping-bar, 27, by means of screw-bolts 28. The lines or reins 29for guiding the team are firmly secured between the rabbeted outer faceof said crosshead and the clamping-bar, and may be held near the ends ofsaid cross-head if the animal or team be hard to turn,or nearer the.middle of said cross-head ifthe animal or team he easilyturned. Thespiral spring 23 is also to be adjusted (loosened or tightened) by thecord or rope 2 to suit the requirements of the animal or team beingdriven.

It will be understood from the foregoing that the cross-head of thedriver will stand at right angles to the crank; that the latter will bedrawn inwardly against the plugs or stops by the spring, and that theposition of the crank, and consequently of the cross-head, with relationto the team may be adjusted by said stops; that the stops are to beadjusted in the perforations toward the inner edge of the platform whenthe team is inclined to pull too much in an outward direction, so thatthe reins or lines will continually pull back upon the team and directthem inwardly, and that the stops are to be adjusted in the perforationstoward the outer edge of the platform, so that the reins will be so heldby the cross-head as to draw the team outward when they are inclined topull too much inward or toward the press; that when the team arrives atthe end of the stroke of the sweep the rope or chain attached to the baror beam which is then farthest from the team will be tightened and pullupon the outer end of the crank and draw it out against the tension ofthe spring; that when said crank has passed over the outermost point ofthe platform, between the two perforations in the same for the chains orropes, the spring will draw said crank inwardly against the other stopor plug, reverse the cross-head or driver, and consequently draw in sucha manner upon the reins that the team will be reversed and start to movethe sweep around in the opposite direction. This reversing operationrepeated at the end of each stroke of the sweep, the ropes or chainsreversing the crank and the driver or cross-head at the end of eachstroke, and the driver, which controls the reins, whenever it isreversed, reversing the team.

By adjusting the length of the ropes or chains by securing them atdifferent points along the bars or beams, the team may be reversedeither at the end of the stroke of the sweep or before the end of thestroke is reached, according to the propensity of the teamas, forinstance, the ropes or chains may be lengthened to reverse the team atthe end of the stroke, with a team inclined to reverse before the end ofthe circuit is reached, or the ropes or chains may be shortened toreverse the movement of the team before the end of the stroke is reachedin case the team be inclined to continue pulling onward after the strokeis finished; also, by means of this adjustability of the attachment ofsaid chains or ropes the reins can be kept tight at all times, the teamcaused to pull evenly, and the crank and driver caught and held untilthe sweep reverses, whereby sudden pulls or jerks upon the mouths of theanimals are avoided.

Having thus fully described the construction and arrangement orcombination of the several parts of my invention and its operation, whatI claim as new is 1. In an automatic driving device for horsepowers forrebounding-plunger presses and similar machines, the combination of areversible driver or rein-holder and a sweep provided with means forlimiting the throw of said driver, with ropes for reversing said driverat the end of each stroke of said sweep, substantially as described.

2. In an automatic driving device for horsepowers for rebounding-plungerpresses and similar machines, a sweep, in combination with a reversibledriver or rein-holder mounted thereon, a spring attached to said driver,adjustable stops for limiting its throw, and means for starting itsreversing-throw at the end of each stroke of said sweep, substantiallyas described.

3. In an automatic driving device for horsepowe'rs forrebounding-plunger presses and similar machines, a sweep, in combinationwith a reversible driver having the lines or reins attached thereto,stops for limiting its throw, a spring for drawing it against saidstops, and means for reversing it at the end of each stroke of thesweep, substantially as described.

at. In an automatic driving device for horsesimilar machines, a sweep,in combination with a pivoted driver having a rein-holder attachedthereto, stops arranged at diametricthe end of each stroke of saidsweep, substant-ially as described.

5. In an automatic d riving device for horsepowers forrebounding-plunger presses and similar machines, a sweep, in combinationthe perforations of said platform, the sprlng with a driver pivoted atthe outer end of said sweep and having a rein holder attached thereto, acrank-arm arranged at right angles to said rein-holder, stops upon thesweep for limiting the throw of said crank'arm to sub- 1 stantially asemicircle, a spring for drawing said crank-arm against said stops, andropes arranged to alternately throw said crank-arm 1 around at the endof each stroke of the sweep,

- form having the perforations 6 and 22, the

stops in the said perforations, the crank prosubstantially described.

6. In an automatic driving device for horsepowers for rebounding-plungerpresses and similar machines, a sweep, in combination with a platformmounted thereon and provided with adjustable stops atdiametricallyopposite points of its side edges, a driver consisting of arein-holder, and also of a crank I arranggd at right angles to saidrein-holder, a spring for drawing said crank against said stops, andropes attached to the end of said crank an d passed through perforationsformed in the platform at its outer edge and arranged to throw saidcrank around at the end of each stroke of the-sweep, substantially asdescribed.

7. In an automatic driving device for horsepowers forrebouriding-plunger presses and ,1

similar machines, a sweep, in combination with a platform mountedthereon and formed -with perforations in its side edges andwith twoperforations in its outer edge, a crank pivoted in the center of saidplatform, an up i right rod, a rehrholder arranged at right angles tosaid crank, stops inserted in the perforations in the side edges of saidplatform, a

spring secured to the end of the crank and 3 also to the sweep, andropes secured to the end of said crank and passed through theperforations in the outer edge of said platform and adapted to bealternately tightened at the ends of the stroke of the sweep,substantially as described.

8. The combination of the sweep, the spring,

the ropes, the circular platform, the driver, a

the crank pivoted at the center of said platform and provided with thecross-head having eyes or rings for the attachment of said secured tothe eye or ring on the wristpin of i said crank, and the ropes securedto the eyes on said cross-head and passed through the perforations inthe outer edge of said plat-- form and arranged to be alternatelytightened at 1he ends of the stroke of the sweep, substantially as andfor the purpose described.

10. The combination of the sweep, the platvided with the flangedcross-head having the eves or rings, the upright rod, the rein-holder,the spring secured to the eye or ring on the wrist-pin of said crank andto the sweep, the guide-pulleys upon said sweep, the remot'a ble bars orbeams, the bails upon the sides of the press, and the ropes secured tosaid bars or beams and to the eyes or rings on said crank and passedover said pulleys and up through the perforations 22 in said platform,substantially as described.

11. The rein-holder consisting of the crosshead having a rabbeted outerface, a clamping-bar, and screw-bolts for securing said clamping-bar tosaid eross'head, in combination with the sweep and means forautomatically reversing said rein-holder at the ends of the stroke ofsaid sweep, substantially as described.

12. The rein-holder consisting of the crosshead having a rabbcted outerface, a clamping-bar, and screw-bolts for securing said clamping-bar tosaid cross-head, in combination with the sweep and means forautomatically revcrsi ng said rein-holder at the ends of the stroke ofsaid sweep, said means consisting of the platform provided with stopsand perforations, the crank, the spring, and the ropes, substantially asdescribed. 7

In testimony whereof I affix m y signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM H. OSBURN.

\Vitnesses:

Gnonon K. sLoUoH, (1. Pi. llOW'AR'D.

IIO

